Combined chair and table



May 29, 1951 F. w. LucKMAN COMBINED CHAIR AND TABLE Filed Sept. 8, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 III'IYIIIIIIIII Mlm Mln- M lilli INVENTOR. @einem May 29, 1951 F. w. LucKMAN 2,554,914

- COMBINED CHAIR Ann TABLE Filed Sept. 8, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2J 26 '22 /z Y .524/25 Z. 7 32 l 1 l INVENToR.

Patented May Z9, 17951l CONIBINED @HAIR AND- TABLE Fred W. Luckman, Chicago, Ill., assignor fo Home Equipment corporation'of "Illinois Application September 8, 1949, vSeriaLN 114,656

2 Claims. l

My present invention relates to a combination chair andtable construction, and is more particularly directed to a table having an opening in the top thereof in which a chair is adapted to be disposed. v

It has heretofore been proposed to provide a combination chair and table construction of the character indicated inwhich the chair. is adapted to be removably mounted in the table. It` has been further contemplated to provide in such construction for the pivotal mounting of the chair so that an infant may'swing while seated at the table. A disadvantage of known constructions, in the latter respect Vresides in the complexity of the parts utilized for the purpose. The construction referred to usually comprises a plurality of interconnected links and obviously such constructions are bulky, complicated and expensive, and furthermore makes it a diiiicult'and tedious task to remove the chair from the table. A further disadvantage of known devices is that the chairs cannot readily be xed. against swinging movement about their pivotal axes as is desired', for example, when. an rinfant is to be fed at the table.

An objectv of my present invention is to provide a table having an opening in the top thereof, and a chair adapted to be removably mounted therein, and which chair is adapted to be selectively supportedV in pivotal or xed relation' to the table when mounted therein.

Another object of my invention. is. to proyide means for positively locating the chair in various positions lengthwise of ,the table, independent of whether the chair is mountedpivotally or fixedly.

A further object of my invention is to provide the chair with a foot rest assembly having strap members pivotally secured within outwardly facing recesses formed in each side of the chair in such a manner so as to keep the outwardly facing sides of the strap members from extending laterally beyond vertical planes passing through eachof the outwardly facingsurfaces of the sides of the chair.

Now in order to acquaint those skilled in the art with the manner of constructing and using Manufacturing Coi, Chicago, Illj., a;

Figure 3 is a vertical. lengthwise sectional View taken along the line 3 3' of Figure 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Figurel'is al vertical. lengthwise sectional view taken along the line 4f--4' of Figure Zlo'oking in the direction indicatedby the arrows;

Figure 5 i'sfal'vertical rtransverse sectional View takensubstantially along the lines 5 5 ofFigure 2', looking in thel direction ofthe arrows; and Figure 6 is. a partial `vertical transverse sectional view take'n along thelines lil- 6' of Figure 2 looking in the .direction indicated by the arrows. Referring, now to. Figure 1,. there is shown a table, indicated generallyby the reference :numeral M andlachairfindicated generally by the reference numeral H f. The table I comprises a trame haying a pai-r of parallelfvertical lengthwise extending side .frag- 1eeiemhers? L2 and i3, joined at their en dsbl a pair ot parallel vertical .transversely s fear and irontr 'frame members 1.4- and '15: respectively, Provided adjacent. each of` the four .cornered .the .frame are -fo1dab1e1eesoi which only three are Shown, as Iat 16, lf1-v and, Ig. The legs are hinged toA the tablelz-asby hinges Illn which aregof known construction and for.ex-ample,l mayv .be 0f the .form .used on Vconventionalcar-.d1 tables. Hinges of this character permit the-legs to/nest within the sides l2, I3, i4 and l5 when the-table. is not in use. `The'legsv lx1 and. Hi disposed adjacent the front ot thev table. lli; are provided. with, casters; |595 and 20', respectively'. The rear legsyof which only one is shownat- I6, arel preferably not. provided with vvcasters, and are off the same height as Ythe front legs Il and |381, including their casters Vtill and 250.

The top of theV table it comprises a pair of parallel Vhorivontali lengthwise`v extendingV panel members 2|- and onedi'sposed' adjacent each side of the table i0, y and a horizontal slidable panel member'rz, which is'-I disposed at thecentral Vfront portion of the; tableL vffii `The panels are preferably fabricated from afhard surfaced material, as for 4exalrriple Masonite As will b e noted, an opening is thusprovided at thecentral rear portion of the table l for accommodating the chair Il'. The front transverse frame member' I'5` is provided with a horizontal slot 2d, through 'which the slidable panel member 2 3 is adapted to. extendifor'a purpose' to be hereinafter described; Disposed' lengthwise al 'ong opposite sides' of' the' opening formed inV the top of' 'the tablfe `(filare. ,a pair of guide rails 2 5 and .26; as' besi'showil ,1111 Figures? and' 5i The 3 forward end portions of the guide rails 25 and 26, are each formed with an inwardly facing lengthwise extending groove, of which one is shown at 21, in the rail 25, in Figure 6. The panel members 2| and 22 are secured along their inner edges to the upper surfaces ofA the guide rails 25 and 26, as by a plurality of screws 28, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. It will be observed that the inner edges of the panel members 2| and 22 terminate short of the inner edge of the rails 25 and 26 to provide for the slidable support by the latter of the outer edge portions of the slidable panel member 23. The outer edges of the slidable panel member 23 are disposed closely adjacent the inner edges of the side panels 2| and 22 so that the upper surfaces of these several panels lie substantially in a common plane. Secured adjacent the rearward edge of the slidable panel member 23 is a slidable guide member 29 having a tongue portion 39 at the end thereof adjacent guide rail 25, as shown in Figure 6, which is adapted to engage slidingly with the groove 21 in the guide rail 25. A similar tongue portion is formed on the other end of the guide member 29 and is adapted to engage slidingly in a groove, like groove 21, formed in the adjacent guide rail 26. The forward edge of the guide member 29 is recessed at 3|, as shown in Figure 2, for receiving the rearward edge of the slidable panel member 23, which is secured thereto, as by screws 3|. The frame members I2, I3, I4 and I5 project above the surface of the horizontal panel members 2|, 22 and 23 for preventing accidental sliding off of dishes or toys that may be placed on the table.

The chair II, disposed in the opening formed in the top of the table I0, as shown in Figure 1, comprises a seat portion 32, side frames 33 and 34 having pairs of oppositely aligned vertical grooves 35 and 38 formed adjacent the rear portions thereof, and a back portion 36, which is adapted to be selectively disposed in either pair of grooves 35 or 38. The side portions 33 and 34 are held in parallel relation by means of a transverse rod 31 extending therebetween. Recesses 41 and 48 are formed in the lower forward corners of outwardly facing sides of side frames 33 and 34, for a purpose which will hereinafter be described.

The seat II is provided with a foot rest assembly, indicated generally by the reference numeral 45 as shown in Figures 3 and 4, comprising downwardly depending angle iron strap members 49 and 59, which are pivotally secured at their one ends, one adjacent each side` of the seat II within the aforementioned recesses 48 and 49. The strap members 49 and 5I) are secured in such a manner as to keep their outwardly facing sides from extending laterally beyond vertical planes passing through each of the outwardly facing surfaces of the sides of the chair. The foot rest assembly 45 is mounted to the chair II in this manner so that the strap members 49 and 50 do not catch on the upper panel members 2| and 22 when the chair and foot rest assembly are being withdrawn from the opening in the top of the table. Also, the opening need not be formed wider than substantially the width of the chair, thereby pro-J viding a neat appearing device.

Extending between the strap members 49 and 50, and'secured thereto, is a riser member and pivotally secured to the outwardly facing sides thereof, are

flange members 52 and 53 which may, for examplen.

Extending be fabricated from sheet metal.

4 between the flange members 52 and 53 and secured thereto is a kick board 46.

The means for supporting the chair II in the opening of the table comprises a pair of pins 39, one each projecting laterally outwardly from each side of the chair II, as shown in Figure 2. Formed in each inwardly facing side of the guide rails 25 and 26, intermediate of the ends, is a vertical slot 49 open at its upper end, one of which is shown in Figures 3 and 4. Depending from the lower portion of each slot 49 is a horizontal slot 4I having notches 42 formed in the lower edge at each end thereof. The slots 40 and 4| are adapted to receive the free ends of the pins 39, thus forming a pivotal support for the chair II.

Formed in the inwardly facing side of the guide rail 25, adjacent the rear end thereof, is a horizontal groove 43, as shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5, which is adapted to selectively receive the free end of a laterally shiftable gpin 44 disposed in an aperture formed in the side 34 of the chair II adjacent the rear thereof.

The table and chair are preferably fabricated from wood with the exception of parts noted otherwise.

In assembling the chair and table of my present invention, the following procedure is followed:

Each of the legs of the table I0 is disposed in an erect position as shown in Figure 1 and the shiftable panel member 23 is drawn outwardly through slot 24 so as to permit the chair I I to be disposed within the opening formed in the top of the table I9. The chair II is then held above the opening in the table I0 and lowered so as to enable the pins 39 to slide vertically downward along the vertically extending grooves 40 formed in the guide rails 25 and 26, until the pins 39 t into the horizontally extending grooves 4|. The pins 39 are then selectively seated in either pair of notches 42, formed in the lower edges of the horizontal slots 4 I which notches provide for the positive locating of the chair II lengthwise with respect to the table.

After a child is seated in the chair I I, the slidable panel member 23 may be pushed inwardly, with its inner edge asl close to the child as de sired. The chair in the above described position, is adapted for rocking movement, -of which two positions are shown by the dotted and solid lines of the chair I I in Figure 4. Should it be desired to hold the chair rigid, as would be the case when the child is eating, the pin 44 disposed in the side of the chair II at the rear portion thereof, is shifted laterally outwardly so as to engage with the groove 43 formed in the inwardly facing side of the gu'ide rail 25.

When the chair II is to be removed from the table IIJ and it isv in its xed position, the pin 44 is shifted inwardly out of engagement with the groove 43. The chair II is shifted forward so as to dispose the pins 39 at the bottom portion of the vertically extending groove 40, and then upward therefrom.

If it is desired to store the table I0 with the chair II disposed therein, the foot rest assembly 45 may be swung upward from the position shown in Figure 4 to the position shown in Figure 3, and the anges 52 and 53 and the kick board 46 may be further folded about the point 50 to a position,

` not shown, with the kick board 46 substantially parallel to the strap members 49 and 50. The legs may then be folded up in the conventional manner.

While I have shown what I consider to be a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I

I claim:

1. In combination, a table having an opening in the top thereof, guide rails extending lengthwise along opposite sides of the opening, a legless chair having a rigid seat with rigid sides secured thereto, means between the sides of said chair and said guide rails for detachably supporting said chair in depending relation within the opening of said table, said sides of said chair having recesses formed in the outwardly facing surfaces o-f the chair, and a foot rest assembly having a strap member pivotally secured at one end within each of said recesses with the outwardly facing sides of each of said strap members not extending laterally beyond vertical planes passing through each of the outwardly facing surfaces of the sides of said chair, whereby said chair and foot rest assembly are adapted to be removed upwardly through the opening of said table.

2. In combination. a table having an opening in the top thereof, a legless chair having a rigid seat with rigid sides secured thereto, means beopening of said'table.

l FRED W. LUCKMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 649,382 Wilcke May 8, 1900 1,688,587 Liljedahl Oct. 23, 1928 2,017,433 Carrington Oct. 15, 1935 2,454,118 Athey Nov. 16, 1948 

